Business Dean appointed dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School
| Dean appointed dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School |
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| Thursday, July 24, 2008 | |
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James W. Dean Jr., a professor of organizational behavior and strategy and senior associate dean of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, will become the school’s next dean effective Aug. 1. The UNC Board of Trustees today (July 24) approved the appointment of Dean, a member of the Kenan-Flagler faculty since 1997. “Jim Dean is a proven educator, business thinker and administrator,” said Chancellor Holden Thorp. “We’re so pleased to attract him to the top job at Kenan-Flagler Business School.” “Jim Dean has a compelling vision for future excellence at Kenan-Flagler,” said Bernadette Gray-Little, executive vice chancellor and provost. “He knows the school exceptionally well after serving with distinction as a faculty member and senior administrator.” Dean succeeds W. Steven Jones, who will complete his five-year term as dean on July 31. Following a national search, Dean was recommended to the provost and Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser last month by a search committee chaired by School of Public Health Dean Barbara Rimer. Thorp sent the recommendation to the trustees earlier this month. Dean’s research, teaching and work with companies focus on leadership, organizational change, strategic decision making, international management and organizational performance improvement. He has served in key leadership roles at UNC Kenan-Flagler. Dean assumed the business school’s top academic position, senior associate dean for academic affairs, on July 1, 2007. He also served as associate dean of executive development and associate dean of the master of business administration (MBA) program. As associate dean for executive development, he increased the number and global reach of UNC’s non-degree programs, which are ranked among the world’s best. The school is especially well known for its custom-designed programs and has developed programs for Exxon Mobil Corp., the U.S. Navy, Duke Energy Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and Nucor Corp., among others. As associate dean of the MBA Program, Dean led an innovative curriculum redesign, created corporate advisory boards and developed a strong professional team to guide admissions, student services and career services. He has participated in research, teaching and/or consulting projects with many companies, including Alcoa Inc., Boeing Co., Corning Inc., DuPont, Exxon Mobil, General Electric Co., Honeywell International Inc. and the U.S. Navy. His research has been published in top academic and business journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Organization Science and Strategic Management Journal. He served as program director of the National Science Foundation research program, Transformations to Quality Organizations, which was jointly sponsored by the government and the private sector. He served as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for six years. Dean earned his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in organizational behavior from Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Catholic University. Kenan-Flagler, one of the nation’s oldest accredited business schools, provides top-ranked programs for students and executives. Its degree programs include the MBA, MBA for Executives (Evening, Weekend and OneMBA Global), master of accounting, undergraduate bachelor of science in business administration (BSBA) and Ph.D. Programs. Executive development programs are taught at the Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont. The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, founded at Kenan-Flagler in 1985, promotes private enterprise worldwide and leverages private-sector resources and expertise to serve the public interest. Photo URL: To download a photo of Dean, go to http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/faculty/search/Hiimages/Jim_DeanHiRes08_2.jpg Kenan-Flagler Business School contact: Jim Gray, (919) 259-3110 or (919) 962-4415 News Services contact: Lisa Katz, (919) 962-2093, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
